EIC Accelerator

Delft Circuits manufactures specialized hardware for quantum engineers and industries. They offer in-house cleanroom fabrication, cryogenic high-frequency laboratories, and expertise in microwave design, engineering, and superconducting materials to enable customers to achieve scalable, high-performance Input/Output (I/O) solutions.

Codasip Ltd. is a processor technology company based in Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 2006. The company specializes in providing intellectual property (IP) and electronic design automation (EDA) tools that facilitate the adoption of application-specific instruction set processors (ASIPs). Codasip's offerings include Codix, RISC-V, and custom processors, allowing system-on-chip developers to customize their products for competitive advantage. Through its design automation tools and an open architecture licensing model, Codasip enables clients to leverage the benefits of the RISC-V instruction set architecture. The company's technology is utilized in billions of devices worldwide, with a diverse customer base that includes notable names such as AMD, Mobileye, and Sigma Designs. Codasip has established strategic partnerships with various organizations, enhancing its capabilities and market reach.

Delft Circuits manufactures specialized hardware for quantum engineers and industries. They offer in-house cleanroom fabrication, cryogenic high-frequency laboratories, and expertise in microwave design, engineering, and superconducting materials to enable customers to achieve scalable, high-performance Input/Output (I/O) solutions.

ArgoSemi is a fabless semiconductor business that offers radio frequency (RF) solutions for 5G cellular sub-6GHz infrastructure, including small-cell base stations and macro-cell radio units. The business has created technologies that enable the implementation of sub-6 5G massive MIMO networks at a reasonable cost. The company provides cutting-edge performance and power efficiency with its feature-rich RFIC devices and ultra-slim antenna arrays.

ArgoSemi is a fabless semiconductor business that offers radio frequency (RF) solutions for 5G cellular sub-6GHz infrastructure, including small-cell base stations and macro-cell radio units. The business has created technologies that enable the implementation of sub-6 5G massive MIMO networks at a reasonable cost. The company provides cutting-edge performance and power efficiency with its feature-rich RFIC devices and ultra-slim antenna arrays.

ioTech specializes in advanced additive manufacturing technology capable of processing a wide range of industry-certified materials at high resolution and speed. Its innovative approach enables the production of complex designs previously inaccessible, offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional manufacturing methods in electronics.

QC Design develops Electronic Design Automation software tailored for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Its flagship product, Plaquette, enables teams working on quantum hardware to model, evaluate, and improve fault-tolerant systems, accelerating the transition to scalable, reliable quantum computing.

Pharrowtech specializes in designing advanced solutions for fixed-wireless access, wireless VR/AR, and ultra-high capacity wireless links. With over a decade of top-tier R&D experience from imec, Belgium's renowned research hub, the company focuses on algorithm, chip, and antenna design for millimeter-wave systems to deliver products with superior performance, power efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

Nearfield Instruments B.V. is a company based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that specializes in the development and manufacture of High-Throughput Scanning Probe Metrology systems for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2016, Nearfield Instruments focuses on enhancing process control in semiconductor manufacturing by enabling atomic-scale resolution in the analysis of integrated circuits. Their innovative technology allows for detailed scanning of chip surfaces during fabrication, which significantly improves production yields and the functionality of microchips. By offering advanced metrology solutions, Nearfield Instruments contributes to the production of smaller and more efficient electronic devices, marking a notable advancement over traditional metrology methods.

LightSolver is a pioneering technology company that has developed the first pure laser-based processing unit (LPU), which leverages the unique physical properties of light to address complex computational challenges. Founded in 2020 by Dr. Ruti Ben Shlomi and Dr. Chene Tradonsky, both physicists from the Weizmann Institute, the company has assembled a team predominantly composed of PhD holders in mathematics and physics. The LPU operates solely on all-optical coupled lasers, eliminating the need for electronics, and is designed to be as compact as a traditional desktop computer. This innovative computing method offers exceptional scalability, low power requirements, and operates at room temperature, positioning it to potentially surpass the capabilities of quantum and supercomputers. LightSolver's technology harnesses the natural attributes of light, such as deep connectivity and massive parallelism, to optimize performance for various applications.

FononTech is an impulse printing company that specializes in producing fine-grained patterns within the micro to millimeter range, specifically for the electronics industry. The company focuses on the manufacture of three-dimensional microelectronics products designed to tackle various manufacturing challenges and promote sustainable electronic printing. FononTech utilizes innovative heat-based technologies that generate rapid surface heating, allowing for a novel 3D printing process that minimizes shear forces on ink during application. This approach enables businesses to address and overcome their specific manufacturing issues more effectively.

Nearfield Instruments B.V. is a company based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that specializes in the development and manufacture of High-Throughput Scanning Probe Metrology systems for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2016, Nearfield Instruments focuses on enhancing process control in semiconductor manufacturing by enabling atomic-scale resolution in the analysis of integrated circuits. Their innovative technology allows for detailed scanning of chip surfaces during fabrication, which significantly improves production yields and the functionality of microchips. By offering advanced metrology solutions, Nearfield Instruments contributes to the production of smaller and more efficient electronic devices, marking a notable advancement over traditional metrology methods.

FononTech is an impulse printing company that specializes in producing fine-grained patterns within the micro to millimeter range, specifically for the electronics industry. The company focuses on the manufacture of three-dimensional microelectronics products designed to tackle various manufacturing challenges and promote sustainable electronic printing. FononTech utilizes innovative heat-based technologies that generate rapid surface heating, allowing for a novel 3D printing process that minimizes shear forces on ink during application. This approach enables businesses to address and overcome their specific manufacturing issues more effectively.

SPHERICAL is a technology company focused on advancing space exploration by innovating in semiconductor design. It specializes in creating complex electronic systems for aerospace applications, with a unique approach that involves manipulating electronic circuits at the individual transistor level. This precision enables the company to deliver highly configurable, reliable, and compact systems for next-generation space missions.

ioTech specializes in advanced additive manufacturing technology capable of processing a wide range of industry-certified materials at high resolution and speed. Its innovative approach enables the production of complex designs previously inaccessible, offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional manufacturing methods in electronics.

SPHERICAL is a technology company focused on advancing space exploration by innovating in semiconductor design. It specializes in creating complex electronic systems for aerospace applications, with a unique approach that involves manipulating electronic circuits at the individual transistor level. This precision enables the company to deliver highly configurable, reliable, and compact systems for next-generation space missions.

Pharrowtech specializes in designing advanced solutions for fixed-wireless access, wireless VR/AR, and ultra-high capacity wireless links. With over a decade of top-tier R&D experience from imec, Belgium's renowned research hub, the company focuses on algorithm, chip, and antenna design for millimeter-wave systems to deliver products with superior performance, power efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

LightSolver is a pioneering technology company that has developed the first pure laser-based processing unit (LPU), which leverages the unique physical properties of light to address complex computational challenges. Founded in 2020 by Dr. Ruti Ben Shlomi and Dr. Chene Tradonsky, both physicists from the Weizmann Institute, the company has assembled a team predominantly composed of PhD holders in mathematics and physics. The LPU operates solely on all-optical coupled lasers, eliminating the need for electronics, and is designed to be as compact as a traditional desktop computer. This innovative computing method offers exceptional scalability, low power requirements, and operates at room temperature, positioning it to potentially surpass the capabilities of quantum and supercomputers. LightSolver's technology harnesses the natural attributes of light, such as deep connectivity and massive parallelism, to optimize performance for various applications.

QC Design develops Electronic Design Automation software tailored for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Its flagship product, Plaquette, enables teams working on quantum hardware to model, evaluate, and improve fault-tolerant systems, accelerating the transition to scalable, reliable quantum computing.

DeFacTo Technologies is a chip design software company focused on design-for-test (DFT) and testability for integrated circuits and system-on-chips. Its tool suite supports planning, analysis, insertion, and debug for RTL and IP cores, delivering RTL testability, DFT verification, and signoff capabilities. The flagship products include HiDFT-SIGNOFF, an RTL scan-insertion tool, and HiDFT-STAR, a customizable RTL-to-RTL editing platform for IP cores and SoC blocks. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Moirans, France, the company maintains a presence in Sunnyvale, California, with sales offices across Asia, Europe, and beyond. DeFacTo Technologies serves industries such as automotive, mobile, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence by enabling more functional, higher-performance, and lower-power SoCs through enhanced integration and testability.

Vexlum specializes in high-brightness semiconductor laser technology, focusing on high-power and spectral tailoring applications. The company leverages its expertise in molecular beam epitaxy to develop vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers, offering broad wavelength coverage, multi-watt power, and tunable narrow-linewidth operation with high beam quality. This enables businesses to enhance quality control and swiftly respond to customer demands, particularly in the realm of quantum technology.

The Ferroelectric Memory Company (FMC), based in Dresden, Germany, specializes in providing embedded nonvolatile memory solutions to the semiconductor industry. FMC's core technology is based on ferroelectric hafnium oxide (FE-HfO2), enabling ultra-low-power, high-performance, and dense non-volatile storage. This technology, known as FeFET, transforms classical high-k metal-gate transistors into nonvolatile ferroelectric field effect transistors, allowing for easy scaling of microcontrollers from 65nm down to 5nm and beyond. FMC's solutions offer significant advantages, including a 80% reduction in system-on-chip (SoC) cost, a 1000x reduction in write energy per bit, and a 70% overall performance gain. The company's technology is designed to be compatible with cutting-edge technology nodes, making it a future-proof solution for the semiconductor industry.

X-trodes develops scalable wireless electronic technology and analytics for biopotential signals, enabling advanced electrophysiological monitoring. Its solution combines wearable hardware with automated, high-resolution analysis to support clinical evaluation and treatment across brain, eye, muscle, and heart signals. The technology is designed to track physiological activity during sleep and everyday tasks, providing objective measurements that can inform medical decisions and help improve patients’ quality of life. By integrating sensors and analytics in a cohesive platform, X-trodes aims to make continuous biopotential monitoring practical in routine healthcare settings, offering clinicians and patients insights into neural, ocular, muscular, and cardiovascular health through a single, scalable system.

X-trodes develops scalable wireless electronic technology and analytics for biopotential signals, enabling advanced electrophysiological monitoring. Its solution combines wearable hardware with automated, high-resolution analysis to support clinical evaluation and treatment across brain, eye, muscle, and heart signals. The technology is designed to track physiological activity during sleep and everyday tasks, providing objective measurements that can inform medical decisions and help improve patients’ quality of life. By integrating sensors and analytics in a cohesive platform, X-trodes aims to make continuous biopotential monitoring practical in routine healthcare settings, offering clinicians and patients insights into neural, ocular, muscular, and cardiovascular health through a single, scalable system.

Zero Point Motion develops inertial sensing technology for precise positioning and navigation, combining cavity optomechanics with a hybrid micro-electro-mechanical system and photonic integrated circuit technology to deliver ultra-low-noise readouts of acceleration and rotation; its sensors include ultra-sensitive accelerometers and gyroscopes built on silicon photonics, enabling high-accuracy motion sensing for demanding applications, including defense, agritech, and autonomous vehicles.

ARCSEC SPACE creates high-precision attitude determination and control systems for CubeSats and SmallSats. The company's products include fully autonomous attitude determination and control systems (ADCS), star trackers, and reaction wheels.

AEInnova develops autonomous industrial monitoring devices for predictive maintenance. Its flagship device InduEye is battery-free, self-powered, and capable of edge computing for real-time vibration, thermal, and steam-trap monitoring, powered by waste heat with optional solar or wind energy. It uses LoRaWAN or NB-IoT/LTE-CAT M for communications and streams data to cloud dashboards with analytics, alarms, and environmental impact analysis. The system aims to reduce downtime and maintenance costs through non-invasive, self-sustaining monitoring. Certifications include CE and ATEX/IECEX, with FCC ongoing. The technology is deployed across sectors such as oil and gas, aluminium, steel, paper, rubber, water treatment, and energy, with customers including Repsol, Cepsa, ArcelorMittal, Enel, and others. AEInnova has been recognized as a leading EU scale-up with multiple awards and EC funding, and participates in EU R&D initiatives related to energy harvesting and high-temperature IoT.

Promethean Particles designs, develops, and manufactures inorganic nanoparticle dispersions for industrial applications, offering tailor-made solutions based on customer specifications. The company employs continuous hydrothermal synthesis to produce optimized dispersions and operates a multi-ton scale manufacturing capability of more than 1,000 tons per year. It serves sectors including printed electronics, nanocomposites, catalysts, metal-organic frameworks, healthcare, and green energy, and provides feasibility studies to tailor solutions to specific requirements. Founded in 2007 and based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, Promethean Particles combines proprietary processes with flexible, bespoke production to meet diverse industrial needs.

Nano-Tech specializes in developing advanced materials utilizing nanotechnology for various industries. They offer durable electrical and thermal conductors, insulators, nanoparticles, and other related products, enabling efficient processing through traditional molding techniques.